Author: John Coxon

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Fanac Octothorpe

Octothorpe 61: That Little Voice in Your Head

Three round robot vacuum cleaners on a wood panel floor in a triangle formation. The lower-left one has glasses like John’s and looks like it’s open-mouthed; the upper-centre one has glasses like Alison’s and looks like it’s smiling; the lower-right one has no glasses like Liz and looks like it’s smiling. The text “Octothorpe 61” appears above the robots.
Art by Alison Scott.

John has a hat on, Alison is taking the baton, and Liz twirls.

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Privacy Policy

Moderation Moderation uses Apple’s HealthKit to store your alcohol consumption data and none of this data is accessible by me as the app developer. Crash logs may be sent to me through Apple if you have configured this option, but they will be deleted as soon as the relevant bug is fixed. You can email […]

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If you need support or help with Moderation, please email me. FAQ What is a unit of alcohol? A unit of alcohol is equivalent to 10ml of pure alcohol. It’s the percentage of the alcohol multiplied by the number of litres of alcohol you’re drinking. A typical pint of lager or glass of wine is […]

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Fanac Octothorpe

Octothorpe 60: Different Types of Tedium

A three-by-three grid of images generated by DALL-E with the prompt "cover art for Octothorpe podcast". They are quite surreal, often involve figures, and are mostly in shades of green and pink with one black and white one. They almost give an impression of Lovecraftian tutti-frutti.
Art by DALL-E via Bridget Bradshaw.

John is going to brunch, Alison watched a film, and Liz is critical.

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Moderation – Drinking tracker

Moderation is an app designed to help you track your alcohol consumption by logging your drinks and showing simple statistics about your drinking.

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Fanac Octothorpe

Octothorpe 59: Chicken

Photo manipulation of a purple packet of crisps reminiscent of Monster Munch, with "MEGA OCTOTHORPE PODCAST episode 59" written on the centre of the packet. below that are picturs of three monsters eating monster-paw shaped snack, and beneath each of those reads "40% massive hunks of John 'roast beef' Coxon flavour baked corn snack," "40% huge chunks of Alison 'pickled onion' Scott flavour baked corn snack," and "20% mighty bites of Liz 'flamin' hot' Batty flavour baked corn snack."
Art by Alison Scott.

John is roast beef, Alison is pickled onion, and Liz is flamin’ hot.

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Fanac Octothorpe

Octothorpe 58: Oh No! Really? Pancakes

Illustration by Brad W Foster. Three aliens cluster around an old-style radio microphone in turquoise with a red speaker grille and green text saying “ON AIR”. The aliens from left to right are green, pink, and blue and look suspiciously like the hosts of Octothorpe. The title of the podcast is atop the artwork in orange.
Art by Brad W Foster.

John has a paper cut, Alison feels seen, and Liz is cheating on her homework.

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Fanac Octothorpe

Octothorpe 57: Back Bacon is Best

The Octothorpe cast depicted as Australian mammals in muppet form. John is a bilby, Alison is a quokka, and Liz is an echidna. John has a glitter octothorpe on his forehead.
Art by Alison Scott.

John is a muppet bilby, Alison is actively drinking, and Liz MURDERS OWLS.

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Octothorpe 56: Sorry, Am I Supposed to Be Recording This

John, Alison, and Liz share a can of This Never Happened with three straws. John looks at the camera while his cohosts concentrate extremely hard.

John, Alison, and Liz are live from Reclamation, the 2022 Eastercon!

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Octothorpe 55: Beatboxing Champagne

The Hugo Award logo, and text saying “Hugo Award Finalist 2022 Best Fancast” above the Octothorpe logo.

John is a Hugo Award finalist, Alison is a Hugo Award winner, and Liz’s mum got a folk award once.